rhe·tor·i·cal
adjective/rɪˈtɒrɪkl/
/rɪˈtɔːrɪkl/
- (of a question) asked only to make a statement or to produce an effect rather than to get an answer
反问的；反诘的 - ‘Don't you care what I do?’ he asked, but it was a rhetorical question.
“我做什么，难道你不关心吗？”他问道，可那是个反问。
- ‘Don't you care what I do?’ he asked, but it was a rhetorical question.
- (formal, often disapproving) (of a speech or piece of writing) intended to influence people, but not completely honest or sincere
辞藻华丽的；虚夸的；花言巧语的 - (formal) connected with the art of rhetoric
修辞的；修辞性的；带有修辞色彩的 - the use of rhetorical devices such as metaphor and irony
诸如暗喻和反讽等修辞手法的运用 - She ended her speech with a rhetorical flourish.
她以华丽的辞藻结束了她的演讲。
- the use of rhetorical devices such as metaphor and irony
Word Originlate Middle English (first used in the sense ‘eloquently expressed’): via Latin from Greek rhētorikos (from rhētor ‘rhetor’) + -al.